What does vanakkam mean in English?

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What does vanakkam mean in English?

greetings

Why do we say vanakkam?

The word ‘Vanakkam’ can be divided into three syllables: Van + ak + am. ‘Van’ means ‘vanangu’ (worship). ‘Ak’ represents the alphabet ‘ஃ’ in Tamil. Visually, it has 3 dots and in this context, it symbolises human eyes along with the third eye (the space in between our eyebrows).

How do you respond to vanakkam?

“Vanakkam” (வணக்கம்) in Tamil is the equivalent of ‘Namaste’ in Hindi. It is a salutation as well as greeting. There is no equivalent expression in English. As ‘Namaste’ is reciprocated with the same greeting, the correct response to ‘Vanakkam” is also “Vanakkam” only.

What is your name Marathi?

What is your name? Aaple naav kaay? Can you help me please?

Where in India is Marathi spoken?

Maharashtra

What are the top 50 languages?

  • Chinese, Mandarin. Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, S.
  • English.
  • Spanish.
  • Arabic.
  • Bengali.
  • Hindi.
  • Russian.
  • Portuguese.

Is Maratha high caste?

Anyone familiar with Maharashtra will know that the Maratha community is an influential and politically dominant caste which has not faced any systematic social discrimination or exclusion. Most of the State’s Chief Ministers have been Marathas.

Is Marathi older than Hindi?

With the coming of the Mughals, Hindustani started absorbing influences from languages such as Persian, Arabic, and Chagatai, and became the lingua franca of the Mughal Empire. Therefore, if you refer specifically to the Hindi register of Hindustani, it is definitely far less older than the Marathi language.

Is Bengali older than Hindi?

In India, Hindi is the first language spoken by the people while Bengali is in second place. On a worldwide level, Hindi is in fourth place while Bengali places fifth.

Which is oldest language in the world?

Tamil language

Which is India’s oldest language?

Sanskrit

How old is English?

1,400 years

What is the ugliest language in the world?

Ugliest is by far Cantonese (sounds like people cursing at each other) followed by Danish (sounds like German and Swedish had a messed up child), Welsh (sounds like people chocking on potatoes), Mandarin (the “sh”, “dzh” and “sch” sounds drive me crazy), and Haitian Creole (sounds like the speaker is performing …

What is the richest language?

Counting the Words in the Dictionary

Language Words in the Dictionary
English 171,476
Russian 150,000
Spanish 93,000
Chinese 85,568

Which is the most advanced language?

English